We’ve never met some of the Sun’s closest neighbors until now. In a new study, astronomers…
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NASA Researchers Track Slowly Splitting 'Dent' in Earth’s Magnetic Field
A host of NASA scientists in geomagnetic, geophysics, and heliophysics research groups observe and model the…
Aurora Mysteries Unlocked With NASA’s THEMIS Mission
A special type of aurora, draped east-west across the night sky like a glowing pearl necklace,…
Hubble Catches a Ring of Stellar Wildfire
NGC 1614 is an eccentrically shaped galaxy ablaze with activity. NGC 1614 is the result of…
Hubble Finds That Betelgeuse's Mysterious Dimming Is Due to a Traumatic Outburst
Observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope are showing that the unexpected dimming of the supergiant star…
NASA Satellite’s Lone View of Betelgeuse Reveals More Strange Behavior
For several weeks in summer 2020, NASA’s STEREO had the solar system’s best view of the…
A Successful Second Rehearsal Puts NASA’s OSIRIS-REx on a Path to Sample Collection
NASA’s first asteroid-sampling spacecraft just completed its second successful sample collection rehearsal. Click here…
NASA’s Planet Hunter Completes Its Primary Mission
NASA’s TESS has completed its primary mission, imaging about 75% of the starry sky during a…
Laser Beams Reflected Between Earth and Moon Boost Science
After launching laser beams for years to NASA’s Moon orbiter, scientists receive signal back for the…
NASA Sounding Rocket Finds Helium Structures in Sun’s Atmosphere
Helium is the second most abundant element in the universe after hydrogen. But scientists aren’t sure…